Murrah ibn Ka'b

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Parents Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy Grandparent Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib		Children Kilab ibn Murrah

Known for Ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and numerous branches of the Quraish tribe Spouse(s) Hind bint SurayrAsma bint Adiy Relatives Adiy ibn Ka'b, Husays ibn Ka'b (brothers) Grandchildren Qusai ibn Kilab, Zuhrah ibn Kilab People also search for Muhammad, Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy, Kilab ibn Murrah, Qusai ibn Kilab, Zuhrah ibn Kilab Great grandchildren Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai

Murrah ibn Ka'b (Arabic: مرة بن كعب‎‎) ibn Luay ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr ibn Malik was a man from Quraish tribe, supposed to have lived in the 4th century. He was the sixth-in-line of Muhammad’s grandfathers. He is the common ancestor of Muhammad’s all four grandparents. He is also the common ancestor of six of Muhammad’s eight great-grandparents.

Descendants

Abdul Muttalib (Muhammad’s paternal grandfather):

Father:Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.Mother:Salma bint Amr An-Najjariya (not a descendant of Murrah).

Fatimah bint Amr (Muhammad’s paternal grandmother):

Father:Amr ibn Ae’z ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.Mother:Sakhra bint Abd ibn Imran ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqza ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf (Muhammad’s maternal grandfather):

Father:Abd Manaf ibn Zuhra ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.Mother:Atika bint a-Awqas As-Sulamiya (not a descendant of Murrah).

Barrah bint Abdul Uzza (Muhammad’s maternal grandmother):

Father:Abdul Uzza ibn Othman ibn Abd Addar ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.Mother:Um Habib bint Assad ibn Abdul Uzza ibn Qusay ibn Kilab ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b.

His mother was Wahshiya bint Shaiban ibn Muharib ibn Fihr ibn Malik, so his mother was a second cousin of his father.

References

Murrah ibn Ka'b Wikipedia

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